Dicey Elementalist vs The Ouroboros King
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dicey Elementalist
Engage in a strategic RPG combining dice rolling with deck building. Roll dice up to three times to score, then use those results to activate elemental cards. Build your deck wisely to overcome challenges and become the Dice Master.
- Dice rolling with Yahtzee-like scoring
- Deck building mechanics
- Rogue-lite random variables
- Unique hero characters
- Elemental card activation
- Strategic deck construction
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Inspired by a popular dice game called Yahtzee. - Five dice are rolled three times, keep the best score. On this basis. Add some deck building Add some random variables (Rogue-lite) Add some unique heroes Add some different game mechanics And...Here it comes! The Dice Master! THE RULE IS SIMPLE Light up the elements of a card required to play, bingo! If you can't light the card, the card will be unusable = useless! So Be sure to build your deck reasonably well with your "brilliant strategic"!
The Ouroboros King
Engage in a unique chess roguelike experience, battling through procedurally generated maps and tactical skirmishes. Discover powerful synergies between novel chess pieces and relics to overcome challenges across different timelines. Unlock the full game with a single in-app purchase to explore all acts and content.
- Chess roguelike gameplay
- Procedurally generated maps
- Novel chess pieces and relics
- Synergy discovery
- Multiple game modes (story, infinity, practice)
- Single-device multiplayer
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Chess roguelike. The ad-free app contains 1 (of 3) acts and 22 (of 57 pieces). A single in-app purchase unlocks the full game. The Ouroboros King is a chess roguelike game where players must free the Kingdom of Thessalonia from the Coven across different timelines. Advance through a procedurally generated map, fight chess skirmishes and improve your army with novel chess pieces and relics. Discover synergies between pieces and relics to perfect your builds and enjoy the depth of chess tactics. After beating the main story, replay it with extra difficulty options or fight in an endless gauntlet in infinity mode. The game also features a practice mode that can be used for single-device multiplayer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dicey Elementalist at 4.7 against The Ouroboros King's 3.8. Dicey Elementalist also leads on ratings volume (5.1K vs 62) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). The Ouroboros King's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Dicey Elementalist sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and The Ouroboros King sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dicey Elementalist holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dicey Elementalist has 5.1K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Dicey Elementalist's written reviews are positive against 62% of The Ouroboros King's.
Dicey Elementalist ships an update monthly, The Ouroboros King every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dicey Elementalist | The Ouroboros King |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.1K ratings) — better | 3.8 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.9% of reviews — better | 61.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 兆万 林 | Oriol Cosp |
Customer experience
Dicey Elementalist
The Ouroboros King
User reviews
Dicey Elementalist
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Super fast, responsive gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful, unique art style
- 👍 Highly replayable and addictive
- 🕹️ Fun gameplay loop
- 💰 Reasonable in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. freezing, crashes)
- 📢 Increasing number of ads
- 🔒 Lack of option to permanently remove ads
- 🤯 Overpowered enemies and unbalanced gameplay
The Ouroboros King
From 62 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Unique and creative concept
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 💡 Chess + roguelike combination is genius
- 👍 Great replayability
- 👍 Add-free experience
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive full game
- 💰 High price for full game
- 💰 Full game costs money
- 💰 Price is a bit too much
- 🤔 Confusing and frustrating
Bugs and requests
Dicey Elementalist
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tavern and daily challenge bugs
- Enemies with broken abilities (e.g. Blizzard, Joker)
- Crashes and freezes during gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- More content and updates
- Ability to pay to remove ads permanently
- Improved balance and difficulty scaling
- Better explanation of game mechanics and status effects
The Ouroboros King
Reported bugs
14 issues- Item system not working (buy but don't receive)
- UI broken when not English
- No buttons respond
- Cannot remove carnival mask
- Game rules screen arbitrary/doesn't appear
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- Cannot upgrade unit (menu goes back to map)
- Cannot load without internet connection
- Enemy AI not fine-tuned for new pieces
- AI portal mages capture any piece without adjacency
- Extra turn relics not working right
- Cannot continue if king is killed (have to restart)
- Press on one piece, moves a different one
- Bought full game but cannot play next act
- Full game purchase doesn't unlock progression
Requested features
11 requests- Create own pieces and use any image
- Add more items
- Create own board (1x1 to 17x17)
- Create a map with levels inside
- Unlockables
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- Difficulty modes
- Multiplayer mode
- Balance improvements
- Expanded play options
- Address UX around double tapping
- Fix bugs and issues
In-app purchases
Dicey Elementalist
- Daily Pack$0.99
- The Chanter$0.99
- Hoard of Diamond$0.99
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- The Prophet$1.99
- The Telepathic$1.99
- The Greedy$1.99
- Super Pack$4.99
- Barrel of Diamond$4.99
- Character Gift Box$5.99
- Big Wagon of Diamond$9.99
- Lost Crown$9.99
- SVIP$19.99
- Luxurious Character Gift Box$34.99
The Ouroboros King
- Buy full game$7.99
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